Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FOUS54 KCRP 260538
PFWCRP
Fire Weather Point Forecast Matrices
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
TXZ245-262100-
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge RAWS-Aransas County TX
28.30N 96.82W Elev. 20 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 82 71 85 71 84
Temp 71 70 78 81 82 78 74 73 72 71 80 84 84 79 74 73 72 71 79 83 84 79
Dewpt 71 70 73 72 72 72 73 72 72 71 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 71 73 74 73 73
Min/Max RH 72 100 69 99 71
RH 99100 85 75 73 82 99 99100 99 80 70 70 81 93 95 97 99 84 75 71 82
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 11 11 14 16 16 13 12 12 11 12 17 18 19 17 17 14 14 16 12 16 14 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1200 2500 2300 1500 1400 2400 2500 1600 1500 2400 2100
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 23 25 26 23 24 27 27 26 24 20 18
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 70 85 71 85 70 85 70 84
Temp 73 72 84 80 73 71 83 79 73 71 84 78 72 70 83 79
Dewpt 73 72 73 73 73 71 73 73 73 71 73 71 72 70 71 70
Max/Min RH 100 66 100 66 100 65 100 64
RH 99100 71 81100100 72 81100100 69 79100100 68 75
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 20 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ231-262100-
George West RAWS-Live Oak County TX
28.37N 98.12W Elev. 215 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 89 71 90 72 85
Temp 72 71 78 84 88 85 75 74 73 71 79 87 89 84 76 74 73 72 77 83 85 83
Dewpt 69 70 71 69 69 69 71 72 71 70 70 69 69 70 71 71 70 69 71 70 70 70
Min/Max RH 51 98 51 91 60
RH 90 99 79 61 53 59 87 92 93 97 74 55 52 63 84 89 90 90 82 64 60 65
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE E
Wind Spd 14 13 14 17 14 14 14 14 16 13 18 20 17 19 20 18 18 12 13 11 8 9
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 40
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.03
Rain Shwrs SC SC SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1500 4000 5000 1700 1900 4500 4400 2200 2200 2800 3800
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 21 24 24 23 23 27 27 27 23 16 11
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 90 70 89 70 90 68 87
Temp 73 72 87 85 73 71 86 84 73 70 87 84 72 69 84 83
Dewpt 72 71 70 68 72 71 70 68 71 70 69 67 71 69 68 66
Max/Min RH 99 51 100 52 100 49 100 52
RH 97 97 57 57 95100 58 59 93100 55 56 97100 59 57
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 SC SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 30 5 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ247-262100-
Matagorda Island RAWS-Calhoun County TX
28.12N 96.80W Elev. 36 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 80 72 81 72 81
Temp 73 73 76 78 79 76 74 74 73 73 78 80 81 77 75 74 74 72 77 79 81 77
Dewpt 72 72 72 73 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 73 73 73 72 72 72 71 73 74 74 73
Min/Max RH 79 99 78 98 79
RH 99 99 88 83 81 89 99 97 99 99 82 81 78 86 92 95 95 97 88 84 80 89
Wind Dir S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Spd 12 12 14 17 17 14 14 14 13 14 16 17 18 18 18 16 14 16 11 14 13 14
Wind Gust
Clouds OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) OV B2 OV B2 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 0 0 0 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.02
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS
Tstms IS SC IS
Obvis PF PF
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Mixing Hgt 1200 1600 1600 1600 1600 1900 1800 1700 1800 1900 1400
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
T Wind Spd 25 25 25 25 26 27 27 27 25 20 18
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 81 72 81 73 81 73 81
Temp 74 73 80 77 74 72 80 77 74 73 80 77 74 73 79 77
Dewpt 73 73 74 73 73 72 73 73 73 73 73 72 72 72 72 71
Max/Min RH 100 77 100 77 100 75 99 72
RH 97100 83 87 99100 80 89 99 99 80 85 95 99 78 82
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 20 20 30 20 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ234-262100-
Victoria RAWS-Victoria County TX
28.85N 96.92W Elev. 23 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 84 73 85 72 83
Temp 73 74 77 81 82 80 75 76 74 73 80 84 84 81 76 75 74 73 78 82 83 79
Dewpt 71 71 72 71 72 72 73 73 72 71 72 73 74 72 72 72 71 71 72 74 74 73
Min/Max RH 70 95 70 93 74
RH 93 90 85 72 72 77 94 90 93 93 77 70 72 74 87 90 90 93 82 77 74 82
Wind Dir S S S S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S S SE SE
Wind Spd 13 14 14 19 21 16 16 14 16 14 19 23 24 20 20 17 20 16 16 17 17 14
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
Clouds(%) B2 OV B2 B2 B1 B1 OV B2 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B2 B2 B1 B1 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 10 0 0 0 50
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.12
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC SC
Tstms IS SC SC SC
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 3
Haines 4 4 3 3 4 4 3 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1000 3300 3400 1600 1700 3300 3200 1800 2100 3400 3300
T Wind Dir S S S S SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 20 24 27 20 23 26 29 25 24 20 20
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 71 86 71 85 71 86 70 85
Temp 74 73 84 81 74 72 83 82 74 71 84 81 72 70 82 81
Dewpt 74 72 73 72 73 72 73 72 73 71 73 71 72 70 71 69
Max/Min RH 100 65 100 65 100 61 100 63
RH 100 97 70 74 97100 72 72 97100 70 72100100 69 67
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 30 30 20 30 5 10 10 20
Rain Shwrs SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
Tstms SC SC IS IS IS SC IS
$$
TXZ241-262100-
Alice International Airport-Jim Wells County TX
27.74N 98.03W Elev. 177 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 90 73 90 73 89
Temp 75 74 79 86 90 85 77 76 75 73 80 88 89 84 77 75 75 73 79 85 88 85
Dewpt 72 71 72 71 71 72 73 74 72 71 72 72 72 73 73 72 71 71 72 72 72 73
Min/Max RH 53 94 57 93 59
RH 90 90 81 61 54 66 87 92 90 93 78 60 57 69 87 90 89 93 81 65 59 68
Wind Dir SE SE S S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE
Wind Spd 14 13 16 20 18 16 16 13 14 14 18 20 19 20 18 17 17 14 14 11 10 11
Wind Gust
Clouds B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
Clouds(%) B2 B2 B2 B1 SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B2 B1 SC SC
PoP 12HR 10 0 5 5 30
QPF 12HR 0.01 0 0.01 0 0.01
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3
Mixing Hgt 1500 4500 4900 1700 1900 4500 4300 1900 1700 2900 4200
T Wind Dir S S S SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE
T Wind Spd 23 25 25 23 23 26 27 27 23 17 13
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 91 72 90 72 90 70 88
Temp 75 74 88 85 75 73 87 84 74 72 87 84 74 71 84 82
Dewpt 74 72 72 72 73 72 72 72 73 72 71 70 72 71 71 69
Max/Min RH 97 55 99 58 100 52 100 55
RH 97 93 59 65 96 99 62 68 97100 58 63 95100 64 65
Pwind Dir SE SE SE SE SE SE SE SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds SC B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC B1 B2 B1 SC
PoP 12HR 10 20 20 30 10 20 20 20
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
Tstms IS IS IS SC SC IS IS IS IS
$$
TXZ229-262100-
La Salle County Airport-La Salle County TX
28.46N 99.22W Elev. 476 ft
1238 AM CDT Fri Apr 26 2024
Date Fri 04/26/24 Sat 04/27/24 Sun 04/28/24
UTC 3hrly 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00
CDT 3hrly 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19 22 01 04 07 10 13 16 19
Max/Min 94 75 96 74 90
Temp 75 74 79 87 92 93 82 77 77 75 78 87 95 94 83 78 76 74 76 84 89 88
Dewpt 69 70 71 71 69 67 70 70 71 71 70 69 65 65 71 71 71 70 70 69 65 64
Min/Max RH 41 87 36 87 43
RH 82 87 77 59 47 43 67 79 82 87 76 55 37 39 67 79 85 87 82 61 45 45
Wind Dir SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE S SE SE SE SE SE SE SE E NE E
Wind Spd 16 11 13 10 8 11 16 14 14 14 14 14 11 16 20 20 17 11 9 8 6 6
Wind Gust
Clouds B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
Clouds(%) B1 B2 B2 B1 FW FW CL B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 FW CL FW B1 B1 B2 B2 B1 SC FW
PoP 12HR 10 5 0 20 30
QPF 12HR 0 0 0 0 0.10
Rain Shwrs IS IS SC SC
Tstms IS IS SC IS
LAL 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1
Haines 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4
Mixing Hgt 1400 3600 5800 1100 1700 4200 6100 3400 2400 3400 4800
T Wind Dir SE S S SE SE S S SE SE SE NE
T Wind Spd 18 17 12 19 19 21 19 26 21 11 9
Date Mon 04/29/24Tue 04/30/24Wed 05/01/24Thu 05/02/24
UTC 6hrly 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00 06 12 18 00
CDT 6hrly 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19 01 07 13 19
Min/Max 73 94 74 92 75 93 72 90
Temp 75 75 87 90 77 74 86 88 77 75 87 88 75 72 84 86
Dewpt 70 71 69 67 71 72 71 68 71 72 70 68 69 70 69 66
Max/Min RH 88 42 93 48 90 46 93 48
RH 84 87 55 47 82 93 61 52 82 90 57 52 82 93 61 51
Pwind Dir E SE E SE SE SE E SE
Wind Char <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15 <15
Avg Clouds FW B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 SC SC B1 B1 B1 B1 B2 B1 B1
PoP 12HR 5 20 20 20 10 20 30 30
Rain Shwrs IS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC
Tstms IS IS IS IS IS SC IS SC
$$
Below is a weather element key for this product
Day 1 through 3...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp (F)....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp (F)............................Air Temperature
Dewpt (F)...........................Dew Point Temperature
Min/Max RH or Max/Min RH (%)........Maximum/Minimum Humidity
RH (%)..............................Relative Humidity
Wind Dir (8 Point Compass)..........20 FT. Wind Direction
Wind Spd (MPH)......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Wind Gust (MPH).....................20 FT. Wind Gust
Wind Chill..........................Wind Chill Temperature
Heat Indx...........................Heat Index
Clouds (CAT)........................Cloud Cover Category
EXAMPLE: CL = Clear; FW = Few; SC = Scattered;
B1 = Mostly Cloudy; B2 = Considerable Clouds; OV = Overcast
Clouds (%)..........................Cloud Cover as a percentage
PoP 12HR (%)........................Probability for accumulating precipitation
QPF 12HR (IN).......................Liquid Equivalent Precipitation Amount
Weather...
Type...
Rain...........Rain
Rain Shwrs.....Rain Showers
Tstms..........Thunderstorms
Drizzle........Drizzle
Snow...........Snow
SnowShwrs......Snow Showers
Sleet..........Sleet
Flurries.......Flurries
Frzg Rain......Freezing Rain
Frzg Drzl......Freezing Drizzle
Coverage...
IS.............Isolated
SC.............Scattered
NM.............Numerous
O..............Occasional
S..............Slight Chance
C..............Chance
L..............Likely
WD.............Widespread
D..............Definite
AR.............Areas
PA.............Patchy
Obvis...............................Obstruction to Visibility
TYPE...
F..............Fog
PF.............Patchy Fog
F+.............Dense Fog
H..............Haze
BS.............Blowing Snow
K..............Smoke
BD.............Blowing Dust
AF.............Volcanic Ashfall
LAL (CAT)...........................Lightning Activity Level
Haines (CAT)........................Haines Index
Free Wind Dir (8 Point Compass).....Free Wind Level Direction
Free Wind Spd (MPH).................Free Wind Level Speed
Mixing Hgt (Feet AGL)...............Mixing Height
T Wind Dir (8 Point Compass)........Transport Wind Direction
T Wind Spd (MPH)....................Transport Wind Speed
Smoke Disp (CAT(KT-FT)).............Smoke Dispersion Category
Example: PR = Poor; FR = Fair; GD = Good; VG = Very Good; EX = Excellent
Watch/Warning/Advisory...
Example: W = Warning; Y = Advisory; A = Watch
In effect for the indicated hour
Day 4 Through 7...
Max/Min Temp or Min/Max Temp (F)....Maximum/Minimum Air Temperature
Temp (F)............................Air Temperature
Dewpt (F)...........................Dew Point Temperature
RH (%)..............................Relative Humidity
Wind Spd (MPH)......................20 FT. Wind Speed
Example: <15 = less than 15 MPH; 15> = 15 MPH or greater
Ave Clouds (CAT)....................Average Cloud Cover Category
PoP 12HR (%)........................Probability for Accumulating Precipitation
Weather...
See day 1 through 3 weather descriptions